Department of Mathematics

"Mathematics is one of the essential emanations of the human spirit - a thing to be valued in and for itself, like art or poetry." - Oswald Vebren

Our Data Science concentration provides a bright future for students in this exciting field.
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Our concentration in Research Experience can help you cultivate the skills you'll need for graduate work in math.
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The number Pi is one of the most common constants in all of mathematics, yet no one knows its exact value, because no matter how many digits you calculate it to, the number never ends.
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The Mathematics Department Degree Program prepares students for employment in the private or public sector, graduate school, and scientific research. Studying Mathematics naturally develops quantitative thinking and analytic problem solving, skills with universal application. Demand will always be high for individuals with these universal skills to solve society’s diverse and complex problems.

Students majoring in Math now have two choices, the Concentration option or the No Concentration option. The Concentration in Data Science is a popular choice; it prepares students for a job as a Data Scientist, as well as providing a strong background for many other careers. Data Science is the art and science of transforming raw data into deliverable data products in order to help businesses or government agencies make more informed decisions.

Mathematics

Concentrations Available

Data Science

Education

Pre-Actuarial Math

Research

Statistics

Did You Know?

The Guinness World Record for reciting the most digits of pi belongs to Lu Chao of China, who has recited pi to more than 67,000 decimal places. The Pi-Search Page website has calculated it (with the help of a computer program) to 200 million digits.